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#127972 01/05/08 08:01 AM 01/05/08 08:01 AM |
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Posts: 531 Lake Murray SC | Welcome, Keith!
I think you will find your tri tacks well with a centerboard ( it does have one, right?)
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#127974 01/05/08 08:12 AM 01/05/08 08:12 AM |
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Posts: 8 | Hi yeah I'm pretty sure it has a centreboard but couldn't swear to it! the more I see videos of multis sailing the More my excitement grows but unfortunately I won't be able to sail it until April when my sail ability club starts back up. OH WHAT TORTURE! I think the best site to go to is: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sailchallengers/this is the UK challenger association site for the UK disabled challenger series and gives all the info about the boat. I guess the info I'm after involves how to maximise sail performance. The boat I've been sailing so far only has 2 controls, rudder and main sheet so don't have a clue about Cunningham, kicker and outhaul usage. I've also been told multis tack differently to monos? Thanks Keith
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#127975 01/05/08 08:25 AM 01/05/08 08:25 AM |
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Posts: 1,203 uk | A guy called Geof Holt sailed a Challenger around britain this year.Quite a feat. They are good boats. designed by the late Rod Macalpine-Downey I think and manufctured by a few different companies over the years. Yes it has a centerboard. Tacking a multihull is easy as long as you remember that you need to be sailing to windward properly first - don't just throw in a tack off of a reach like you can do on a mono-maran WHERE WILL YOU BE SAILING KEITH?
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Posts: 8 | Simon, Are you a challenger competitor yourself? I've been trying to get in touch with Kirsten Pollock for several months but only have the E-mail address from the old association site. I can't seem to get the menu working on the www.sailchallengers.org.uk site. I've got white boxes where the menu buttons should be which don't link to other pages. Keith | | | Re: newcomer to multi sailing
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#127982 01/05/08 12:03 PM 01/05/08 12:03 PM |
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Posts: 3,528 Looking for a Job, I got credi... | Simon, Are you a challenger competitor yourself? I've been trying to get in touch with Kirsten Pollock for several months but only have the E-mail address from the old association site. I can't seem to get the menu working on the www.sailchallengers.org.uk site. I've got white boxes where the menu buttons should be which don't link to other pages. Keith Nope, I sail an F16. I just found the website for you.
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#127983 01/05/08 12:33 PM 01/05/08 12:33 PM |
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Posts: 902 Norman,OK | I think it is pretty cool that you are going to be able to sail.
You should enjoy sailing the tri!
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[Re: Excalibur]
#127986 01/06/08 03:39 PM 01/06/08 03:39 PM |
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Posts: 1,203 uk | Keith
sounds like you have got friends in high places if you are going to sail a multihull at Spinnaker Lake? Island dodging will give you plenty of tacking practise! Give those firefly sailors hell for us!
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